The Fight for a Shared Future: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s New Book, End Times Fascism
A growing coalition of apocalyptic thinkers is preparing to survive the end of the world—while leaving the rest of us behind. But the contradictions in this alliance offer us an opportunity for a new kind of politics, say Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: one rooted in protecting our shared world, our shared future, and one another. Their new book, End Times Fascism (out now!), “might be the most important book you read” (V, formerly Eve Ensler). The New York Times says that these leading authors and activists synthesize our political moment “with ambition and elegance.” Learn more about Naomi and Astra below, and get in touch to book them to speak at your event!
Lavin Exclusive Speakers Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor are acclaimed authors, journalists, and organizers whose work has long connected politics, economics, technology, climate, and social movements. Naomi is the internationally bestselling author of books including No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, and Doppelganger. Astra is the American Book Award-winning author of The People’s Platform, director of What Is Democracy?, and co-founder of the Debt Collective.
Their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World, is out now! In it, Naomi and Astra examine the religious fundamentalists, Silicon Valley reactionaries, and ethno-nationalists who share an increasingly apocalyptic worldview: a belief that some kind of cleansing cataclysm is coming, and that the goal is not to prevent it, but to ensure that a select few emerge protected on the other side.
But Naomi and Astra argue that the cracks in this alliance give us an opening for an alternative to fear and fatalism: a new kind of “pro-life” politics rooted in reverence for our shared existence and regard for the earth we inhabit.
The Guardian calls End Times Fascism “a bold, clarifying intervention,” adding that Naomi and Astra’s “valuable contribution is to map out the frightening new territory in which we find ourselves, and point to an escape.” New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom calls the book “an astonishingly clear account of, well, all of this. Rightly sober about dogmatic disaster capitalism, the prose is still joyful about humanity’s prospects.”
In talks based on End Times Fascism, Naomi and Astra help audiences make sense of the forces shaping politics, technology, climate, and democracy today. Audiences explore how seemingly different political and technological movements are connected by a shared politics of fear and survival, and how solidarity and democratic action can help build a shared future rooted in protecting people and the planet.
Want more from these speakers?
Learn more about Naomi and Astra, and contact us to book them to speak at your event!
Lavin Exclusive Speakers Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor are acclaimed authors, journalists, and organizers whose work has long connected politics, economics, technology, climate, and social movements. Naomi is the internationally bestselling author of books including No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, and Doppelganger. Astra is the American Book Award-winning author of The People’s Platform, director of What Is Democracy?, and co-founder of the Debt Collective.
Their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World, is out now! In it, Naomi and Astra examine the religious fundamentalists, Silicon Valley reactionaries, and ethno-nationalists who share an increasingly apocalyptic worldview: a belief that some kind of cleansing cataclysm is coming, and that the goal is not to prevent it, but to ensure that a select few emerge protected on the other side.
But Naomi and Astra argue that the cracks in this alliance give us an opening for an alternative to fear and fatalism: a new kind of "pro-life" politics rooted in reverence for our shared existence and regard for the earth we inhabit.
The Guardian calls End Times Fascism "a bold, clarifying intervention," adding that Naomi and Astra's "valuable contribution is to map out the frightening new territory in which we find ourselves, and point to an escape." New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom calls the book "an astonishingly clear account of, well, all of this. Rightly sober about dogmatic disaster capitalism, the prose is still joyful about humanity’s prospects."
In talks based on End Times Fascism, Naomi and Astra help audiences make sense of the forces shaping politics, technology, climate, and democracy today. Audiences explore how seemingly different political and technological movements are connected by a shared politics of fear and survival, and how solidarity and democratic action can help build a shared future rooted in protecting people and the planet.
Want more from these speakers?
Learn more about Naomi and Astra, and contact us to book them to speak at your event!
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